Kilnathur

Kilnathur Kizh-Arunai
Panchayat town
Kilnathur Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12.22°N 79.11°E / 12.22; 79.11
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Government
• Chairman	ammaiayappan(dmk)
Area
• Total	16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Elevation	169 m (554 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	13,600
• Density	830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	91-4175
Vehicle registration	TN 25
Lok Sabha constituency	Tiruvannamalai
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Tiruvannamalai city
Climate	moderate (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	41 °C (106 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	18 °C (64 °F)

Kilnathur, also known as Kizh-arunai, is a town panchayat and suburb in Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the oldest settlements in the North Arcot region. It developed along with Tiruvannamalai.

Demographics

Linguistic census Linguistic groups Percent(%) Tamil   70.57% Kannada   4.07% Urdu   3.79% Telugu   13.01% Tulu   6.01% Creole   0.4% Malay   0.13% Other   0.01%

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1901	9,867	—
1951	13,912	+41.0%
1961	16,441	+18.2%
1981	24,462	+48.8%
1991	29,196	+19.4%
2001	34,376	+17.7%
2011	39,578	+15.1%
Sources: 1951 – 2001

As of 2001, Kilnathur had a population of 90,000. In the 2011 census, it had a population of 99,600.